Cardboard and like toy



Apr. 10, 1923.

T. MATHEWS CARDBOARD AND LIKE TOY Filed July 15, 1920 2 sheets-sheet 1 Apr. 10,1923. v 1,451,301

T. MATHEWS CARDBOARD AND LIKE TOY Filed July 15, 1920 2 sheets-sheet 2 Patented Apr. 10, 1923.

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THQMAS MATHEWS, OF LEICESTER, ENGLAND; ANNIE MATHEWS AND HARRY VT. ING-HAM EXECUTORS OF SAID THOBTAS MATHEWS, DECEASED.

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Application filed July 15, 1920.

T 0 all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, THOMAS MATHEWS, subject of the King of Great Britain, residing at Leicester, in the county of Leicester, England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in or Relating to Cardboard and like Toys, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to toys of the type which are constructed of cardboard or the like and embody representations of human figures and it specifically refers to those of the character which comprise removable pieces provided with means for attaching the same to the figure.

It is well known to construct representations of human figures, say of boys and girls for example, arranged in one type of costume or dress and with separate or auxiliary pieces or elements adapted to be placed thereover containing a representation of a difierent kind of dress, costume, jacket or the like.

By this means the same toy figure can by changing auxiliary pieces be made to appear in dilferent dresses or costumes and the attire varied at will.

7 The present invention consists in providing these auxiliary pieces with improved means for attachment to the figures so that they can be easily applied thereto and removed, the said means being characterized by greater durability than the devices at present employed for that purpose and less liable to derange the auxiliary piece in relation to the figure.

According to this invention each auxiliary piece is provided at the back with a loop or equivalent adapted to pass over the figure itself and be located at the back thereof and hold the auxiliary'piece in position.

It is not intended to limit this invention to any particular construction or formation of loop for the purpose described as it will be apparent that various modifications in the construction will be comprehended in the definition of the term loop.

By way of example a convenient form of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings wherein Figure 1 is a perspective front view of the figure or main part of the toy.

Figures 2, 3 and a are front views of some appropriate auxiliary pieces.

Serial No. 396,495.

Figures 5 and 6 are perspective rear views of the auxiliary pieces shown in Figures 3 and 4..

Figure 7 is a rear view wherein the various parts illustrated in Figures 1 to 1 are shown assembled.

Like parts are designated by the same reference characters throughout the drawings.

The main part 1 of the toy consists of a piece of cardboard printed on the front and cut out to shape as indicated in Figure 1. The auxiliary pieces 2 and 3 (F igures 3 and 4) are intended to fit upon the front of the main part 1 to change the dress appearance of the figure, for which purpose each piece 2, 3 is provided at the back with a loop 4 (F igures 5 and 6) adapted to pass over the main part 1 and be located at the back thereof, as indicated in Figure 7, and hold the auxiliary piece in position. It is convenient to provide the loop by forming on each side of the auxiliary piece an integral strip or prolongation 4?, as represented by dotted lines in Figures 5 and 6, and bending same back behind the said auxiliary piece as shown by full lines, and overlapping and uniting their ends 'by suitable adhesive or equivalent means.

The said loops can however be formed independently of the auxiliary piece by employing a strip of suitable length and width and securing the ends (folded in or otherwise) to the back of the said auxiliary piece.

It is preferable to form the said loops and also the auxiliary piece of a textile thread of the loop to fractureand break through at the bend or fold.

It is also desirable to fashion the loop so that the opening is longer at its lower edge than at its upper edge. For instance, upon reference to Figure 7 it will be seen that the opening at the lower edge 5 ofthe loop 4 of the auxiliary piece 2 is longer than the opening at the upper edge 6 of the loop. This formation enables the ends of the loop to bind on the inclined sidesv of the part 1 and hold the auxiliary piece more firmly in position.

One method of effecting this resultconsists in forming and folding the strips 4* at an angle (as shown in Figure 5) at the point where they are united to the auxiliary piece.

The auxiliary piece 7 (Figure 2) has formed in it a curved slot or slit 8 which backed cardboard which reduces the liability i enables the piece to be placed upon the upper end of the main part 1 in the manner indicated in Figure 7 What I claim then is 2- A toy comprising a cut out figure and a plurality of auxiliary pieces for attachment thereto, each auxiliary piece being reinforced at the back by textile threads and provided at the back with a permanently closed loop adapted to pass over the figure, said loop being made of an integral strip formed on each side of said piece, the said strips being folded inwards at the back of the plece at an angle with respect thereto, so

'* that the sides of the loop are relatively inclined and the opening is longer at its lower edge than at its upper edge, whereby it is caused to bind on the inclined sides of the figure to determine the position of and hold the auxiliary piece firmly thereon, and the ends of said strips being permanently secured together.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS MATHEWS. Witnesses:

R. W. C. TAYLOR, GEORGE LESTER. 

